Shoe.



j. W. BEARD. Y SHOE. L APPLICATION FILED APR.4, 1511. Y

l, 2?,5 Patented Feb.9,1915.

FERDINAND wfnunnal, or YoUN'rvILLE, centenaria Marsac.

VSpeciaeza:io1r of Lettrs'rateut.

" Patentes nena, taie.

' appiitamnfaiea'amna. wie; serial Naf'saaeess To all whom, itl may concern Be it-known thatI,\FEim1NANn-`W. Blaming; a citizen of the United States, residing atl Yountville, in the county of vNapa and State of California, h ave invented Vcertain new and useful Improvements in Shoes, of which the following is a specification; v

This invention relates to improvements in shoes, andf as its principal object ycontemplates a leather shoev having as metal sole so formed and shaped as to inclose the toe and heel portion of the foot.

As a' further object', the invention aims to provide a metal sole, the longitudinal-edges of which, throughout a: portion of their length, are so slit and corrugated-esto receive the shoe upper or leather portion of the shoe to in= this manner effectively7 fasten the said two 'parts without the use of thread. or nails.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in their preferred embodiment inthe accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more particularly 'pointed out in the claims which are appended hereto and form a part of this applica-4 tion. i

ln describing my invention in 'detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding-parts. throughout the several views, and in which :-4

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly broken away, of a shoe manufactured or constructed in accordance withtthepresent invention;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is asection on the line 3-3 of Fig. l;

Y Fig. 4 is a section onv the vline 4-4 of Fig. -1; d0

and Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view illustrating in detail the .manner in which the shoe upper and l sole are connected. Fig. 6 is a similar view the mode of attachment being slightly 'mo 'iied; Fig. 7 is-a like view of a still further modification; andFig. 8 is still another modieation.

Referring now to the drawingslo'y numerals, 1 designates, as an entirety, theshoe upper, the same being of leathermiyother suitable material. -The shoe sole, designated as an entirety by the. numeral Zie-of metal, preferably steel, and is sha ed to form a toe protecting portion 3, a hee protecting portion ll, and a connecting portion 5, the latten extending beneath the arch of thefoot.

To resemble, as closely as possible, thel 'I shoe'formationas atpresent preferredthe connecting portion 5 fof the sole is provided with: upturned anges 6 upon its respective longitudinal edges, said flanges, as illustrated to advantage in Fig. 5, being designed and shaped torepresent the extended portion of the sole common to the ordinary all leather shoes. Said flange 6 is bent upon vitself or again into engagement with the sole 5 as' indicated at?, and from the latter point slit longitudinally Ias indicated at 8, the respective extensions formed by the slit 8 being longitudinally corrugated kto provide for the retention ofthe shoe upper 1,the latter fitting between? the saidextensions, in which position it is fastened by the corrugati'ons or serrations aforesaid. The novel manner in whichI the said up er isl attached tothe sole renders the-use o thread orrnails'i'n .the manufacture of the shoe unnecessary and, to a certain extent, prevents water from seeping into the Ishoe interior.

In the manufacture of rough or work shoes, the extension or flange 6 of the sole may be eliminated and the sole bent up wardly and slit in the manner aforesaid, as the said extension or flange is only provided to add materially to the appearance of the shoe.

Referring now to the modiiications illustrated in Figs. 6 to 8 inclusive, the numeral 9 designates a rivet, any number of which may be arranged to more tightly fasten the shoe upper in the slit provided therefor. ln Fig. 7, the corrugations have been eliminated and rivets 10, utilized to fasten the 'Y upper, tol the sole between the extensions formed bv the slit in the sole edge, while in Fig. 8 the rivetsll shown therein are .the

same as ,in Fig. 7, the sole lhowever being l i extended as indicated at 12 to add materially to the appearance of the finished shoe.;

' Fromthe above, taken in connection'withithe accompanying drawings, it is evident, that by providing a suitable` shoe lining, the corrugations at the respective sides of the shoe will -in no `way lchafe or rub-the foot of the wearer; thatA the longevity? of the shoe is increased many fold; and that by the toe and heel plate, that portion of the shoeuppei' most subjected to wearl is protected, and the toes and heelsof tha wearer to a certainV extent insured against inJury.

In reduction to practice, l have found that los the form of my invention, illustrated in the drawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment is lthe most eflicient and practical; yet realizing that the conditions concurrent with theadoption of my device will necessarily vary, I desire to emphasize the lfact that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of arts 'nay be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention, as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention,

'What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

f3. In a shoe,'a shoe upper, a metallic sole, the longitudinal edges of the saidsole being slit throughout their entire length, the extensions formed by the said slit .belnfJr corrugated longitudinally throu hout thelr en-y tire len th, the said upper tting', between the sai extensins, the said corrugations serving a/s al fastening means therefor, a' toe protecting element formed at one end of the said sole, and a -heel protecting element formed at the oppositel end of the sole, as and for the urpose set forth. 4; A one piece metallic sole forshoes including a toe protecting element, a heel protecting element, andan intermediate ortion, the longitudinal edges-of the sai intermediate portion being slitjto receive' the shoe'upper,.as and for theplirpose set forth.

In testimon whereof I aiixmy signature in'presence o two lWitnesses,l

' l FERDINAND' BEARD.' Witnesses JOSEPH ToNAsCIA, Gmo, L, BunsoN. 

